Meeting Wang Mou Again

Taking the shortcut really was much faster. Before long, everyone had left the city and arrived at the narrow path leading to the mine.

Earlier, this was where Cheng Shi and Qin Xin had run into Wang Mou, who was carrying Aromani. By a twist of fate, he had "blocked" them and sent them back before they could venture farther into the mine. But this time...

They were blocked again, because Wang Mou had once more appeared before them. At the end of the path, he was frowning as he ran straight into the Shrieking Servant that had gone ahead to scout.

Watching the scene from afar, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow with an amused smile.

Interesting. How did this Doctor Assassin's progress exploring the mine always line up so neatly with theirs? Every time they reached this point, he seemed to have finished exploring. Was it coincidence, or deliberate?

Did he not want his teammates entering the mine, or was there truly nothing inside worth investigating further?

No, that couldn't be right. He definitely had an ulterior motive for the mine. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made up some excuse about cross-experiments when the team split up to cover his real purpose.

So what exactly was the doctor doing?

Wang Mou had obviously noticed them too. His senses were sharp. His gaze quickly swept past the other teammates and landed on the two Folly believers among them. He seemed to recognize something familiar about them. Looking startled and uncertain, he said:

"Scholars? No, that scent... It's more like a wise man. Followers of Folly?

At this point in time... could they be Sprouts?"

Truth's followers really did have a knack for this. He'd formed a guess after just one look.

"Doctor, we meet again." Cheng Shi called out from a